KINGSPORT — An auto burglary suspect who police found sitting in a ditch along Bloomingdale Road — allegedly refusing to follow police commands and appearing to have a handgun — was apprehended Thursday night when a K9 latched onto his leg.

The incident began at 8:15 p.m. in the 1500 block of Bloomingdale Road, where a resident reported spotting a man inside the passenger side of his truck. The victim told the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office that he approached the man and told him to get out, at which point the suspect ran towards the road and sat in a ditch.

The SCSO says the first officer on scene located the suspect, later identified as Clayton Bear, 49, of Wilma Street in Kingsport. He was allegedly still inside the ditch and appeared to have a handgun in his lap, prompting the officer to radio for backup.